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Port Royale 2

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:22 +0000

Port Royale 2 is a naval trading video game set in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th century. Throughout more than 60 ports, the objective is to create your own production and distribution centres, expanding your commercial empire and influencing the development and growth of the New World.
Another of the characteristic elements of this game is the representation of the pirate problem in the Caribbean waters, with decisions being necessary between maximising profits or using some ships as escorts, at the cost of the losses that this movement must generate. Regarding the available fleet, Port Royale 2 has 16 ship types available, ranging from small merchant ships to large cargo vessels.

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Port Royale 3

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:22 +0000

In Port Royale 3 the mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and Holland struggle to dominate the colonies scattered throughout the Caribbean in the 17th century. It is against this backdrop that the player must make his place among the great historical personalities through his skills as a merchant or directly through military combat. The 60 port cities and 16 historical types of ships, such as galleons and frigates, remain in the game.
For the first time in the prolific Port Royale saga and as the most important novelty compared to its predecessors, the game has a multiplayer mode for 4 players in local network or via internet, allying or competing to found the most relevant trading company in the Caribbean. Moreover, through the complex trading system implemented in the game, it will be the actions taken that regulate the supply and demand of both the transport of goods and the manufactured craft industry itself, deciding the price of the different goods.

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Port Royale 4

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:22 +0000

Joining the colonial forces of Spain, France, England and the Netherlands, you must learn to manage a small settlement into a major trading city in the 16th and 17th century Caribbean. New in this fourth instalment of the franchise is the increased management and trade between the different islands, mediating large trade routes to meet the growing needs of each city. This time, everything is represented in a unique scenario in which everything takes place in real time, dispensing with the typical rooms typical of this saga. In addition, turn-based strategy also makes its debut in the saga, as this is how the naval battles take place and opens the door to a new military strategy.
Also new this time is the chronological expansion backwards in time, not only focusing on the 17th century, as there are four campaigns -one for each of the previously mentioned colonial powers-, each one is developed at the time when each of them dominated the Caribbean. Another substantial change is that introduced in urbanism and city planning, since poor management – locating housing adjacent to industry – or poor planning of basic services can lead to major problems such as plagues, social unrest and even mass emigration, which has a direct impact on the productivity and performance of the controlled nation.

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Sid Meier’s Pirates!

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:35 +0000

The video game reflects the life of pirates in the 17th century Caribbean. It has clashes between different types of ships, allows you to get to know the merchandise, the commercial cities of the region or the most famous pirates of the time.

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Black Sails

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:23 +0000

Series aired on the Starz network between 2014 and 2017, which ran for 4 seasons and 38 episodes. It is a prequel to the novel Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson. It shows in a very effective way the world of pirates, ships, daily life, logistics, and has spectacular sequences of naval battles.

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